Inside the Enemy's Computer: Identifying Cyber Attackers
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (663 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019069999X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Yet attribution is far more nuanced, and is best approached as a process in constant flux, driven by judicial and political pressures. Attribution in both contexts is political: in criminal cases, laws reflect society's prevailing norms and powers; in national security cases, attribution reflects a state's will to maintain, increase or assert its power. In the criminal context, courts must assess the guilt of criminals, mainly based on technical evidence. Three assumptions dominate current thinking: attribution is a technical problem; it is unsolvable; and it is unique. Approaching attribution as a problem forces us to consider it either as solved or unsolved. The constraints, which reflect common aspects of many other political issues, constitute the structure of the book: the need for judgement calls, the role of private companies, the standards of evidence, the role of time, and the plausible deniability of attacks.. Attribution - tracing those responsible for a cyber attack - is
Clement Guitton is a former analyst with the Department of Defence, Switzerland; he is now an assistant manager for cyber security at PwC.
Guitton provides a workable framework for moving forward on the issue, for both malicious criminal attacks as well as national security-related intrusions." -- Brandon Valeriano, Reader in International Relations, Cardiff University, and author of Cyber War versus Cyber Realities. It gets even harder in high-profile computer network breaches. Inside the Enemy's Computer adds much-needed attention to detail, historical depth, and conceptual clarity." -- Thomas Rid, Professor in War Studies, King's College London, and author of Cyber War Will Not Take Place"If you believe attribution in cyberspace is a technical problem, that it cannot be solved, and